PRACTICE SESSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does practice session mean? 

• PRACTICE SESSION (noun)
  The noun PRACTICE SESSION has 1 sense:

1. systematic training by multiple repetitions

  Familiarity information: PRACTICE SESSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRACTICE SESSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Systematic training by multiple repetitions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

drill; exercise; practice; practice session; recitation

Context example:

practice makes perfect

Hypernyms ("practice session" is a kind of...):

grooming; preparation; training (activity leading to skilled behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "practice session"):

fire drill (an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire)

manual; manual of arms ((military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle)

military drill (training in marching and the use of weapons)

rehearsal ((psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory)

dry run; rehearsal (a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert))

brushup; review (practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory)

scrimmage ((American football) practice play between a football team's squads)

shadowboxing (sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training))

target practice (practice in shooting at targets)